
function prepareInputsForHints() {
		var inputs = document.getElementsByTagName("input");
			for (var i=0; i<inputs.length; i++){
					// test to see if the hint span exists first
					if (inputs[i].parentNode.getElementsByTagName("span")[0]) {
						// the span exists!  on focus, show the hint
						inputs[i].onfocus = function () {
						this.parentNode.getElementsByTagName("span")[0].style.display = "inline";
																		}
						// when the cursor moves away from the field, hide the hint
						inputs[i].onblur = function () {
							this.parentNode.getElementsByTagName("span")[0].style.display = "none";
						}
				   	}
		   	}
			// repeat the same tests as above for selects
			var selects = document.getElementsByTagName("select");
			for (var k=0; k<selects.length; k++){
				if (selects[k].parentNode.getElementsByTagName("span")[0]) {
					selects[k].onfocus = function () {
						this.parentNode.getElementsByTagName("span")[0].style.display = "inline";
					}
		
					selects[k].onblur = function () {
						this.parentNode.getElementsByTagName("span")[0].style.display = "none";
						
					}

				}

			}
}


